CH 7 Quiz

Question 1

Croup is an acute respiratory syndrome in children and infants characterized by a barking cough.

Answer 1

true

Question 2

A/An ____________________ is an emergency procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea to gain access to the airway below a blockage.

Answer 2

tracheotomy

Question 3

Bronchorrhea is bleeding from the bronchi.

Answer 3

false

Question 4

Pyothorax is an accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity.

Answer 4

false

Question 5

The epiglottis swings downward and closes off the laryngopharynx so food does not enter the trachea and the lungs.

Answer 5

true

Question 6

A pattern of alternating periods of hypopnea or apnea, followed by hyperpnea is known as ____.

Answer 6

Cheyne-Stokes respiration

Question 7

____ is the absence of oxygen from the body’s gases, blood, or tissues.

Answer 7

Anoxia

Question 8

A/An ____ is a collection of pus within a body cavity.

Answer 8

empyema

Question 9

____________________ is an abnormally rapid rate of deep respiration that is usually associated with anxiety.

Answer 9

hyperventilation

Question 10

The condition of bleeding from the lungs is known as ____________________.

Question 11

Which respiratory condition is a viral infection that occurs most commonly during the colder months?

Answer 11

influenza

Question 12

A pneumonectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of a lung.

Answer 12

true

Question 13

Sleep ____________________ syndromes are a group of potentially fatal disorders in which breathing repeatedly stops during sleep.

Answer 13

apnea

Question 14

Which term describes the exchange of gases within the cells of all the body organs and tissues?

Answer 14

internal respiration

Question 15

Endotracheal intubation is the passage of a tube through the nose or mouth into the trachea to establish an airway.

Answer 15

true

Question 16

A specialist in disorders of the lungs and associated tissues is a/an ____________________.

Answer 16

pulmonologist

Question 17

The surgical repair of the nasal septum is known as a/an ____________________.

Answer 17

septoplasty

Question 18

Pneumoconiosis is any fibrosis of the lung tissues caused by dust in the lungs, and it usually develops after prolonged environmental or occupational contact.

Answer 18

true

Question 19

Bronchoscopy is a diagnostic test that records the volume of air inhaled or exhaled.

Answer 19

false

Question 20

An abnormally rapid rate of respiration, usually more than 20 breaths per minute, is known as ____________________.

Answer 20

tachypnea

Question 21

Thoracentesis is the puncture of the chest wall to obtain fluid from the pleural cavity.

Answer 21

true

Question 22

An accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity is known as a/an ____________________.

Answer 22

hemothorax

Question 23

What structure, commonly known as the Adam’s apple, protects the larynx?

Answer 23

thyroid cartilage

Question 24

An accumulation of fluid in the lung tissues is known as a pulmonary ____________________.

Answer 24

edema

Question 25

Hemoptysis is also known as a nosebleed.

Answer 25

false

Question 26

An abnormally slow rate of respiration of less than 10 breaths per minute is known as ____________________.

Answer 26

bradypnea

Question 27

A ____ pumps air or oxygen through a liquid medicine to turn it into a vapor, which is then inhaled by the patient via a face mask or mouthpiece.

Answer 27

nebulizer

Question 28

Polysomnography is ____.

Answer 28

often performed to detect nocturnal defects in breathing associated with sleep apnea

Question 29

The region of the chest containing the heart, aorta, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes, and thymus is known as the ____.

Answer 29

mediastinum

Question 30

The term ____ describes paralysis of the larynx.

Answer 30

laryngoplegia